A Clockwork Orange

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George G Every pawn relishes chaos. Best movie for t's. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/25 Full Review Brendan O An insanely perverse movie for its time, I mean think about it. I love it compared to movies made now, but just thinking about how shocking and crazy this would have been when it was released gives me chills. Masterpiece Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/25 Full Review Kevin P Arguably one of the most controversial and polarizing films of all time. Even Stanley Kubrick himself had mixed feelings on the public copycat crimes in reaction to this film, as he pulled it from rebroadcasting, but ultimately still weighed responsibility of those crimes on the individual perpetrators. The movie starts out guns blazing and doesn’t pull any punches in its raw depiction of human cruelty through violence and sexual assault. The latter of which can be somewhat questionable for its male gaze elements and having Alex cross the line to where the huge sympathy boost in the second half of the film can feel a bit questionable at times. But to be fair, that can be more chalked up to common fan interpretations of the film’s subtext. Whereas I feel like the movie leaves it up to the audience in where to draw the line in how much of Alex DeLarge’s punishments and “rehabilitations” is justified. But I think it is certainly made clear and can be agreed upon that goodness comes from within and must be chosen in order to be genuine and long-lasting. The brainwashing and public backlash scenes are a nice contrast to the droods’ cruelty in the first half. Hell, the thugs are now cops doing the same violence, only now legally protected by the law. The movie is about human nature and evil and can it truly be understood and controlled. Or should we accept that even the evilest of men cannot be cured and are better off being locked up than lobotomized into an empty husk that won’t contribute to society anyways. The revenge scenes are simultaneously satisfying and pitiful. The acting is terrific and the cinematography, set design, costumes, and music is so hypnotic and uniquely engaging. All while the government tries to cash in and try to look good, but will betray its own morals just to save face when it backfires considering how often they flip-flop in their treatment of Alex as a villain and then a victim, yet they throw his retaliative former victim to the wolves of prison without a second guess just to save their precious re-election PR. The movie certainly isn’t for everyone and is not without its tasteless flaws, but it’s a very impressive piece of dark art that feels truly unique and mesmerizing. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/25 Full Review Topher S fantastic adaptation. dark, rotten and fascinating. this movie has the power to change you for life. not necessarily for the better Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/25 Full Review Queen L La película más horrorshow de la historia 🤑 Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/25 Full Review Gavin F The camera angles are beautiful as they collide with the emotion of the characters, you don’t get music to fill in the dead air, you just hear it, making the viewer feel uncomfortable, and the acting is overwhelming and overdone to make you feel like you’re being watched and threatened by every word the characters use, the dialogue is confusing at times but you feel like you have always understood it. Beautiful work! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/10/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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